I dwell...

Y'know, it's been a long time since I watched Willow. And there's a great deal to be said, really. It's still a good story, holding up to the passage of years and my own cynicism.

The characters are much less unknown, though. Because they're recognisably Lucas' Star Wars people. Farmer (Willow), Rogue (Madmartigan), Princess (Sorsha). Does the man never have any other trio as the Heroes? We even get the Darth Vader (General Kael) type, the Evil Emperor (Queenie Bavmorda) type, and a host of Allies and Enemies in between. And Yoda. We get Yoda, too. (Fin Raziel)

For all that, it has some lovely lines.

"'I dwell in darkness without you', and it went away?"

Yeah, I'd be pissed, too. Too bad Sorsha didn't maim him completely.

Of course, I'm highly amused at the romance. It's very shoe-horned and given only so much screen time. Which is silly, since it's NOT a Great Love. I mean, honestly, you know the only reason Madmartigan's still there at the end is because he knows she'll kick his ass if he leaves.

This is not to say they couldn't end up being great together.

But not that fast.

Hrm. Cherlindrea could be Yoda. Raziel could be Obi Wan.

Not that it matters.

The end of the movie is happy and shiny, and way too perfect. I felt like I needed to brush my teeth with acid.

I still like it, though. *g* Sap that I am.

And, at some point, I shall have to investigate the little purple plot bunny that's eyeing the carrots in my head.

Dude. I can just see Aeryn saying it to John, though. "'I dwell in darkness without you', and it WENT AWAY?" ... Yeah, Aeryn, see, John's had this little rethink...

Dude..

I nearly forgot. I watched several Poirot movies today, including 'Evil Under the Sun'.

There's a blonde woman in it, who I kept thinking I recognised... and then it hit me, halfway through: she looks like WhiteQueen!

And, I was like, Dude! It's Eva! So she got called that the rest of the movie....

okay, okay...

So, I get why my dreams had lots of Farscape people in them. I'm even understanding of the Poirot, and Guest Stars appearances.

But what the FUCK was Rupert Everett doing in my dreams being James Herriott? I've never even READ the books. And the last time I saw 'All Creatures Great and Small' I wasn't even legal to vote.

Although, I do have Monty Python's version of that song going through my head. Perhaps that was the trigger, and explains why, at some point, it was decided Rupert was too gay, and hence, Ben Browder (as Crichton) was James, Claudia Black (as Aeryn) was his wife/girlfriend. D'Argo and Rygel and Chi were there, too. I think D was James' brother.

There was pulse pistol use, though, so perhaps it was just a Farscape dream after all.

Hrm...

Good morning to you, too.

Fallin' on the spaces of the years...

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So, I dug these old notebooks out, preperatory to getting them packed. And I come across this set of top ten lists my sibs and I did Way the Hell Back When... Some are... amusing.
( Dig Hole Here )

Laaaaa... I'm falling in love....

So. Got Domino #2. Was a bit difficult, since some dumb twat had put Ultimate X-Men in front of it.

Yes. They faced the Wrath of an Irritated Lyssie.

And I have thoughts, which I will stick behind an LJ-cut, because they have SPOILERS in them. But overall, it was a good issue.

( SPOILERS AHOY! )